Join the Friendly Spike Theatre Band from July 12-15, 2016 as they present their new play as part of Mad Pride Toronto 2016 “What’s Next … The Big C?”

“What’s Next … The Big C?”
by Henrik Kartna

In Celebration of MAD PRIDE TORONTO 2016

Tuesday, July 12 to Friday, July 15, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
The Scotiabank Studio Theatre within The Pia Bouman School of Ballet and Creative Movement
6 Noble Street, Toronto (One block west of Dufferin Street, north of Queen Street West)

All performances are Pay What You Can

CIRCLE THE DATE
Opening Night
Wednesday July 13, 2016

*Celebrate the company and toast director Ruth (Ruth) Stackhouse on her SIXTIETH Birthday at our post performance reception
Reservations are advised at friendlyspike@primus.ca

 

Mad Pride can be hard to explain to people who have never experienced it.  Mad Pride can be inclusive and transcendent. It can be logical and mundane. It can be intensely personal…

If you boiled down your idea of Mad Pride, what would it mean? We will share some of your answers here:

Mad Pride means …

More Mad Pride 5 word thoughts to come

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The Bed Push symbolizes and celebrates Mad peoples’ journey from the institution to the community:

Patients left hospitals like the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to live in the community.

OR

Involuntary patients / inmates escaped from institutions like CAMH and found their own rights and opportunities for self-determination, empowerment.

In 2015, the Bed Push went from Parkdale Library to Trinity Bellwoods Park a lovely walk that drew support, spread our voice and ended with terrific food.

Sounds and cheers were carried by the bed neé stretcher.

At the end of the march shady trees were a blessed sight!

Please join us this year on the Bed Push. We need volunteers NOW to plan the Bed Push. We also need volunteers on the day to help with carrying signs, food, sleepy people and marshals, media relations, and cheerleaders.

• email us at torontomadpride at gmail.com and use the subject line: “Bed Push”

Looking forward to meeting you and talking soon.